Artistic (Synchronized) Swimming

Artistic Swimming

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DESCRIPTION

Welcome to Artistic Swimming! Previously known as synchronized swimming, this sport is a combination of dance, swimming, and gymnastics. We welcome both seasoned swimmers and those new to the sport, no experience required! Come to our try-it practices at the beginning of the term and stay to learn a routine and compete with us across the country. Reach out to us on instagram or email us at artisticswimming@uwaterloo.ca. We hope to see you in the pool!

TRY-IT SESSIONS

Are you interested in trying out this SPRING 2025, check out these dates:

Date	Location	Time
Sep 14	Studio 4 PAC pool	TBA
Oct 2	Studio 4 PAC Pool	TBA

Date

Location

Time

Sep 14

Studio 4

PAC pool

TBA

Oct 2

Studio 4

PAC Pool

TBA

FEE

Approximately $65.10 per player. This fee is for each semester.

*All clubs memberships require a prerequisite base athletics membership. Currently enrolled, on-campus students already have this prerequisite membership during the Fall and Winter semesters. For all other community participants and students attending classes in the summer months, a monthly base membership is required for purchase before enrolling into a club*

Memberships can be purchased here.

OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM

President & Finance: Rachel Dietrich
Vice President - Novice & Apparel: Elizabeth Nigh
Social Media: Leanne Schut & Eden Keller
Travel: Emma Toth

SCHEDULE

Sundays 6-9 PM
Tuesdays 7-10 PM
Thursdays 8-10 PM

See full schedule here

COMPETITIONS

Statistics

Team members:

Leanne Schut
Rachel Dietrich
Elizabeth Nigh
Megan Zwolak
Eden Keller
Hanna Elizondo
Katelyn Gillidon
Sydney LeBlanc
Emily Koster
Elizabeth Wong
Olivia Clay
Emma Toth
Gloria Garcia
Molly Chen

Participating Teams:

University of Toronto, McGill University Synchro Club, Synchro ULaval, Queens University, University of Guelph, McMaster University, University of Victoria, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa, Dalhousie University, Carleton University

Tournament placement:

1st - Novice Duet - 132.0450
4th - Novice Team - 121.7842
7th - Novice Solo - 115.1133
9th - Novice Solo - 112.5758
10th - Novice Solo - 112.4992
10th - Experienced Duet - 121.3263

Statistics

Team members:

Sydney Denstedt-Barr
Molly Chen
Rachel Dietrich
Annelies Erickson
Sierra Motzek
Hadas Barbash
Leanne Schut
Cassandra Van Drunen-LaChanse

Participating Teams:

University of Toronto, McGill University Synchro Club, Synchro ULaval, Queens University, University of Guelph, University of Western Ontario, McMaster University, University of Sherbrooke, Carleton University Synchro Team

Tournament placement:

3rd - Novice Solo (5 competitors)- 52.3517
4th - Novice Solo (5 competitors) - 51.0483
5th - Novice Solo (5 competitors) - 49.8983
4th - Novice Duet (5 competitors) - 47.2133
5th - Novice Duet (5 competitors) - 44.57
5th - Novice Team (5 competitors) - 52.0567

Performance

Highlights:	The Novice team competed for the first time and had a great time! Everyone gelled and swam in the competition, and we are all so proud of their performance.
Overall performance:	Waterloo had a wonderful swim and enjoyed themselves. No matter the scores in competing as a team for the first time, everyone was proud to have competed again since COVID.
What's next?	The team will be changing their routines tp ensure an improvement of our scores. We are hoping to go to the nationals with the best possible performance as it will be the last competition for this season.

Statistics

Team members:

Sydney Denstedt-Barr
Molly Chen
Rachel Dietrich
Annelies Erickson
Sierra Motzek
Hadas Barbash
Leanne Schut
Cassandra Van Drunen-LaChanse

Tournament placement:

1st - Experienced Duet (Sierra & Hadas) - 86.0396
3rd - Experienced Duet (Sydney & Molly) - 81.9188
4th - Novice Solo (Leanne) - 72.1567
5th - Novice Solo (Cassandra) - 62.0017
6th - Experienced Solo (Sydney) - 74.8792
13th - Experienced Duet (Rachel & Annelies) - 72.8792

Performance

Highest points contributor:	Hadas Barabash & Sierra Motzek in Experienced Duet, Sydney Denstedt-Barr in Experienced Solo, Leanne Schut in Novice Solo
Highlights:	This was the first competition of the season and Waterloo overall did very well! Beyond the competition itself, the team had multiple opportunities for team bonding including a movie night after the competition concluded and a team breakfast.
Overall performance:	Waterloo did fantastic at the competition, especially achieving a first-place win in the experienced duet category for the first time in recent years. We are proud of everyone's hard work!
What's next?	The plan is to continue to finish the routines for our Easterns Competition in February by incorporating feedback received from the judges, and to continue to place in future competitions.

Statistics

Team members:	Sydney Denstedt-Barr Molly Chen Rachel Dietrich Annelies Erickson Sierra Motzek Hadas Barbash Leanne Schut Cassandra Van Drunen-LaChanse
Tournament placement:	1st - Experienced Duet (Sierra & Hadas)
	4th - Experienced Duet (Sydney & Molly)
	6th - Experienced Duet (Rachel & Annelies)
	4th - Experienced Solo (Sydney)
	4th - Novice Solo (Leanne)
	8th - Novice Solo (Elizabeth)
	10th - Experienced Solo (Cassandra)
	4th - Novice Duo (Nicole & Crystal)
	6th - Novice Duo (Elizabeth & Leanne)
	5th - Novice Team
	7th - Experienced Team

Performance

Overall performance:	UW Artistic Swimming did a great job at Easterns! Every swimmer worked very hard to put on fantastic performances. The team came together to support and encourage their teammates, which aided in the success of the competition.
What's next?	With March Nationals being around the corner. Both the Novice and Experienced Teams will be cleaning up their routines so they can be ready for Winnipeg!

Statistics

Team members:	Sydney Denstedt-Barr Molly Chen Rachel Dietrich Annelies Erickson Sierra Motzek Hadas Barbash Leanne Schut Cassandra Van Drunen-LaChanse
Participating Groups:	Novice Solo - 16; Novice Duo/Trio - 8; Novice Team - 9; Experienced Solo - 17; Experienced Duo/Trio - 22; Experienced Team - 18
Tournament placement:	5th - Novice Solo (Leanne)
	3rd - Novice Duo/Trio (Leanne & Elizabeth)
	6th - Novice Duo/Trio (Crystal/ & Nicole)
	4th - Novice Team
	6th - Experienced Solo (Sydney)
	3rd - Experienced Duet (Hadas & Sierra)
	6th - Experienced Duet (Rachel & Annelies)

Performance

Highest points contributor:	Hadas and Sierra were able to take 3rd place while Rachel and Annelies took 6th. Sydney was also placing 6th with her amazing solo in the experienced category. Speaking of solos, our very own Leanne was also able to claim 5th place in the novice solo category with her beautiful solo. Finally, we had 2 incredible duets place in the novice category: Leanne and Elizabeth placed 3rd while Crystal and Nicole placed 6th!
Highlights:	The Novice team was able to score 4th with their routine which was an exciting moment. Two Waterloo routines also won awards in the experienced duo/trio category!
Overall performance:	UW Artistic Swimming had a fantastic time in Winnipeg! It was an exciting weekend, and all the swimmers' hard work paid off!
What's next?	This competition brings the 2023/2024 season to an end. We will sadly be saying goodbye to some amazing swimmers but will hopefully be welcoming new swimmers as we begin training again in the summer. Go Warriors!

Statistics

Team members:	Novice Team (Leanne Schut, Elizabeth Nigh, Eden Keller, Hanna Elizondo, Sydney LeBlanc, Elizabeth Wong, Emma Toth). Competitive Team (Rachel Dietrich, Katelyn Gillison, Emily Koster, Olivia Clay). 3 Novice Solos (Leanne Schut, Elizabeth Nigh, and Eden Keller). 1 Novice Duet (Leanne Schut and Elizabeth Nigh). 1 Competitive Duet (Rachel Dietrich and Emily Koster)
Participating Groups:	University of Toronto, McGill University Synchro Club, Synchro ULaval, Queens University, University of Guelph, University of Western Ontario, McMaster University, University of Sherbrooke, Carleton University Synchro Team
Tournament placement:	Novice Team: 8th with a score of 63.7500
	Competitive Team: 11th with a score of 90.0500
	Novice Solos: Leanne Schut 6th with a score of 110.3333
	Elizabeth Nigh 2nd with a score of 116.0442
	Eden Keller 7th with a score of 106.2333
	Novice Duet (Leanne Schut and Elizabeth Nigh): 1st with a score of 126.4992
	Competitive Duet (Rachel Dietrich and Emily Koster): 6th with a score of 97.9325

Performance

Highest points contributor:	Our teams, Novice Duet: Elizabeth Nigh and Leanne Schut with a score of 126.4992 had earned the most points in this match! The MVP has been Elizabeth Nigh, looking forward to what Elizabeth can do in the future matches.
Highlights:	Both our teams had fantastic, explosive highlights and brought so much energy to their swim. As well as all of our extra routines swam amazingly and had some of the highest difficulty scores from the meet.
Overall performance:	As a first meet of the season coming back, it was a great experience of the year!
What's next?	We will be working on developing our difficult and sharpening our routines for Nationals in Vancouver in March!

Statistics

Team members:	Novice Team (Leanne Schut, Elizabeth Nigh, Eden Keller, Hanna Elizondo, Sydney LeBlanc, Elizabeth Wong, Emma Toth). Competitive Team (Rachel Dietrich, Katelyn Gillison, Emily Koster, Olivia Clay). 3 Novice Solos (Leanne Schut, Elizabeth Nigh, and Eden Keller). 1 Novice Duet (Leanne Schut and Elizabeth Nigh). 1 Competitive Duet (Rachel Dietrich and Emily Koster)
Participating Groups:	University of Toronto, McGill University Synchro Club, Synchro ULaval, Queens University, University of Guelph, University of Western Ontario, McMaster University, University of Sherbrooke, Carleton University Synchro Team
Tournament placement:	Novice Team: 4th with a score of 121.7842
	Experienced Team: Competed exhibition
	Novice Duet: Position 1st with a score of 132.0450
	Experienced Duet: Position 10th with a score of 121.3263
	3 Novice Solos: Eden Keller - Position 10th with a score of 112.4991 Elizabeth Nigh - Position 9th with a score of 112.5758 Leanne Schut - Position 7th with a score of 115.1133

Performance

Highest points contributor:	Our teams Novice Duet have done it once again. Elizabeth Nigh and Leanne Schut with a score of 132.0450 had earned the most points in this match!
Highlights:	Amazing work by Leanne Schut and Elizabeth Nigh competing in Novice Team, Solo and Duet. The Novice Team scored full difficulty points in their routine and had one of the highest recorded routine scores. The Experienced Team competing exhibition despite having to swim without one of their teams due to an illness. Molly Chen won the True Sport Award for her coaching over this season!
Overall performance:	Our club excelled in the extra routine category and had one of its best performances in the team category.
What's next?	We will be focusing on keeping the momentum that our Novice category has going as well as rebuilding out competitive team.

CONTACT

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LINKS

2025-2026 Club Constitution * Note to consult ‘Fee’ for memberships!

Coordinator Contact Information - Karin Browne, karin.browne@uwaterloo.ca

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